I will definitely do a write up of the megasquirting of the 6g74. For now, I'm thinking gutting a stock gen 1 ecu case and using the connectors for the wiring harness. I'll repurpose unused wires for things like coil control and I'll probably convert it to a ford MAF and EDIS, or if I can get the stock coils to work, I wouldn't be opposed to that. I suppose I'll have to switch over to an external voltage regulator and figure something out for the tach... no big deal though.

As far as the oil pan issue.... I was thinking something along the lines of a 1" x 1/8" aluminum bar that I could drill to run the perimeter of the bottom of the 6g74 block, then drill to bolt the 6g72 pan to the inside of the metal bars. get my drift? I think it could be done fairly easy and cheaply.

From my very crude research it looks as though the later 6g74 and early 6g72 share bellhousing bolt patterns. My research consisted of looking up transmissions for both trucks on Ebay and comparing pictures. super scientific, I know, but they appear the exact same!

In MN, we don't have emissions testing. I think with the megasquirt controlling everything I should be able to beat the factory 3.0 mpg numbers with the 3.5 and have more power to boot. I have a 280zx that I megasquirted and did basic bolt ons to and I was able to achieve over 30mpg on the highway at 75+ and 24mpg in the city. you can really lean those suckers out with megasquirt. the factory numbers are 19/26 btw.

Don't worry, I will start a thread and document everything.

Also, why can't I start my own new thread? every time I hit the "post" button it just redirects me to a blank white screen with, what I assume, is the correct address in the address bar.